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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11
A LONG LEAP.
4 Young Man Of Nineteen Jumps
From Brooklyn Bridge.

4 Young Man of Nineteen Jumps
From Brooklyn Bridge.
Emanuel De Freitss. II ,nineteen-year old:
printer from Nova Scotia, has essayed and
successfully accomplished the perilouS feat
Of jumping from the great Brooklyn
Bridge into the East River. At 4:55 P. NJ:
Wednesday, Officer Doyle, who was stationed
on the bridge promenade, noticed slight
built boy, not more than five feet four inches
tall, with smooth face and dressed in dark
sack coat and dark trousers, ard wear
ing soft white hat, climb over
the rail and upon one of the planks winch
are placed across the iron structure through
are used by tho electric light men.
The boy, who was De Freitas,, ran
quickly over the plank and climbed
down ladder to the roadway, across which
he rushed and began climbing upon the para
pct. Doyle shouted to Bridge Policeman
Finn, who IVES about fifty feet away from
De Freitas upon the roadway, ard Finn
ran toward him. A wagon got IN
his way, and, before he could reach
and preparing to jump. Finn spranE for,
ward. and his hand caught DE FlritaSs heel
just as he attempted To jump out into the ar.
The heel slipped from iSgiasp. but the Shght
hold lie ha | taken WAS sufficient TO throw
De FrcitaS head forward. He fell for some
distance with his body slightly inclined
forward. and then suddenly turned
completely over, his bo!y com
ing hack to an inclined position. hsh
still some distance above the river his boiy
turned and he struck the water hca'i ilrSt,
cutting it like knife and disappearing from
view. He soon arose and was taken aboard
q steam lighter close at hand. ,,
De Freitas was arrested Sooh atler"aru,
and stated that lie had made this jump 10
satisfy himself il could be done lie WAS
uninjured
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11

Within the past few years several towns
in the Western States have been expert
menting with street pavcments of brick.
Many miles of brick pavement, it is need
less to say, exist in Holland, and there
are remains of brick in the streets of
Nantucket, Mass, but elsewhere in the
United States this material has been
rarely, if ever, used for the purpose.
According to the Engineering Neacs,
Bloomington, ILL.,, deserves the credit of
being the first modern town in his
country to introduce brick paving on an
extensive scale. The town is situated in
the clay region and bricks are cheap
there as we'll as good, and by careful
selections of material it has been found
possible to produce bricks so tough and
hard that in Bloomington, where seven
miles of streets are laid with them, they
have been found, after ten years expert
cnce. durable, as well as cheap and con-
venient. In Amsterdam, where, although
canals interscct the city in al directions,
good deal OF traffic is carried on by
means Of horses and wagons, the pave
ments of small, whiti>h bricks show little
sign of wear; and, partly on account of
their porosity and partly from the numer-
Gus Joints which exist between them,
they are in wet weather much dryer and
pleasantcr to walk over than storc, or
even asphalt.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11
A SENATORIAL UPROAR.

Remarkable Scene of Turbulence In
the New York Senate.
An extraordinary scene of turbulence arose
in the New York Senate chamber Friday.
During a roll-call upon a motion to adjourn
Governor Hills private secretary appeared
with a message. Lieutenant Governor Jones,
the Senate's presiding officer, requested the
Clerk Of that body to read the Governors
message. Upon the Clerks refusal,
Mr.. Jones proceeded to read the mes
sage himself amid such a scene Of clamor
that his voice could 10: be heard The Re
pubicans of the Senate, who comprise q ma-
iority, denounced Mr.. Jones's action, claiming
that the roll-call should have been proceeded
with, and threatened to impeach the Lieu,
enant-Governor. They attacked Mr.. JoneSs
conduct in speeches, and when he attempted
to reply refused to listen to his explanation.
The Senate then adjourned in disorder.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11
What Napoleon wittily said of Russia

What Napoleon wittily said of Russia,
that it is dcspotiSm limited only by as
sassination, still holds true, says the
Cultioator. Tie last Gar, the father OF
the present one, was brutally murdered.
and there is never q moment when the
autocrat is absolutely safe. Since the
invention of dynamite the position Of
this poor creature has become more pitt
able than ever, as he may be blown to
atoms at any moment, with no possibility
of previous warning. And even more
serious than this is the effect upon the
millions Of Russian people who seem
driven to plots and dynamite as the only
means for effccting reforms which in
happier lands are brought about by
popular education and the enactment oi
more Just and liberal lGSSS
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11

A correspondent wants to knew what
the Skjaeggedalfass is. One would Da-
turally fancy it to be an ejaculation
made by Russian with a bone in his
throat. Another would suppose 1T so be
the 5000 active verbs the pig hyphenates
together when being led to slaughter by
the tail. But it is neither of these; it is
simply the name of a Norwegian water
fall, that is noted for its wild aud daz-
cling beauty, where Norwegian couples
spend their honeymoon, and Norwegian
backmen amass many shekels of gold and
silver.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11

The whole number of persons in the
United States employed in the business
of taking and curing fish for market is
131 ,42G, and of this number $1,000, or
about onc-fourth, arc III the New England
States. 1t will be surprising to many to
learn that the largest number credited to
one State belongs 10 AIarylaud-2G, 900;
next comes Massachusetts,, with 10000;
next Virginia, with $4,000; next Maine,
with 1900. Taking the States in
groups, we find that the South Atlantic
States have 81, 4OOpersons engagcdin the
fishing business; the New England
States, 81, 600; the Pacific States, 16. 800;
the Middle States, $4,000; the Gulf
States, 5,13l, and the Lake district,
5000. The whole capital invested is
s3e, 1000, 900, and of this, much the
largest proportion SEQ, 600. ooo-is in
the New England States: $9,G00,00O in
South Atlantic States, $4,426, 900 in The
Middle States, 81. AS. 900 in the Pacific
States: 81, 345, ,OOOi in the Lake region,
and $445, 200 in the Gulf States. The
value of the annual product is $43, O0c,-
0o0-$14, ,2'0, 900 of which belongs to
the New England States; $4,000. 900 to
the South Atlantic States; 1856, 900 TO
the Middle States; s., ,4s4, 900 to the Pa
cifc States, 1854, 900 to the Lake dis
trict, and 81, ,2a7, 900 to the Gulf States.
The reports do not give the citizenship of
the persons engaged in the industry, but
it is known that while the 94,400in all
other States than New England are
Americans, three -fourths of the 81, 600 in
New England are foreign born and chiefly
aliens.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11

A correspondent of the Scientific Amer
ican says: A fortune awaits the inventor
of a successful perfect dash or buggy
lamp, or a lamp to be attached to a
horses breast. One that will not 60 out
when most needed, and with sufficiently
strong reflector to light the road for some
distance ahead of the horse.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11

Not long ago the secretary and treas
urer of one of the largest street-car lines
in Pittsburg was taken i'll, and his
daughter undertook to monage his busi-
ness. She kept the books in good shape,
attended to the collection of money, paid
the employees, and bought feed and stock
for the company. She did SO we'll that
when her father died tho company elect
ed her to fill the position permanently.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11
The Afghan Rebels.

The Ghilzais have defeated the Am"e"'s
troops and killed lOO of them at Baboo Castle,
near Khelat.
Sir John Gorst, Parliamentary Secretary
of the India Osice, said in the British House
of Commons that the Anieer of .Afghanistan
reports that the Ghilai rebellion is not
spreading, and that his troops are meeting
with success in their encounters with the
rebels
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11

The Inndon .Neses has informed its
readers that Buffalo Bill is not Wild
Indian, as many Of them have supposed.
but the Hon. W. F. Cody in private life
and "mcmbcr of the United States
Parliament"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11
Victor HuSO's Will.

Victor Hugo's will has been admitted to
probate, says London dispatch His prop
crty in England is valued at E92, ,U0J. His
daughter and grandchildren are the sole
heirs. An annuity of !e400 is left to the wild.
2w of his son Charles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11
Reoistrar- Generals

The Registrar Generals annual
Summary of Births and Deaths in London
and ether Great Towns" just issued,
shows that London is not only one Of the
healthicst towns in England, but that it
is by far the healthiest capital in the
world. The following table. shows the
death rate per thousand in number of
the great canitals of the world:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11

THE suit by the owner for damages from
the Grand Trunk Railway Company for kill
ing Jumbo is soon TO come to trial in New
York. The amount asked is 500, 600, and a
part Of the testimony already taken by af1-
davir is to the effeet that the elephant was
worth S5a, 900 year for circus purposes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11

One Of thc dynamite shells recently
made for the United States Navy will
kill, it is thought, thousand men, blow
up mau-of-war or destroy Government
building
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11

HORSES are smuggled across the Rio
Grande River from Mexico in great numbers.
Fifteen hundred were seized in San Antonio
one day recently, while in transit as contra
Land.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11

The rush of people to Queenstown
eager to make their way from Ireland to
the United States will tend to make this
another famous year of immigration.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11

A TEMPLE and hospital, to be used e1clu-
sively for the benefit of the Chinese inhabit-
ants of New York and suburbs, will I've opened
shortly in that city.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11
Clnada's Fishing Campaign.

Soft, admiral of the Canadian fishery pro-
tecnon feet, starts OH lis first cruise Of the
season OH the steamer Acadia, about May 10.
The Acadia is being reftted with new fur
naces and machinery at cost of nearly $20,-
OUU, and the improvements are expected to give
her greater speed than before. An order has
beer. issued from the Fishery Department
forbidding officers of the fishery cruisers to
allow themselves to be interviewed by press
representatives in the future, it being claimed
that their utterauces have frequently been
exaggerated an nlisrepresented in the past
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11

It is estimated that more miles OF rail
road will be built in this country in 1887
than during any year since 1873.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11
The Schnaebcles Affair,

In the matter of the arrest of NJ. Schnaebe-
les, French Special Commissary. by the
Germans, Rome spatch says: The Pope
has sent confidential notes to the French and
German Governments offering to act as
mediator in the Sthanaebeles affair.
A Berlin dispatch says: The tone Of the
comments of the press on the Schnaebeles af-
fair and fresh rumors in relation to the arrest
are causing alarm in Berlin.
Paris advices are as follows: Further
papers relating to the Schnaebeles affair
have been despatched to Berlin, in
Guiding fac-similes of two letters
frem Commissary Gautsch, showing that
Schnaebeles was induced to cross the frontier
by false pretences. Prince Bismarck was
first made cognizant Of the affair through the
French Government. 1t is said that Herr
Won Leyden, the German Charge d'Atfaires,
has informed M FlourenS, Minister
of Foreign Affairs, that Prince Bis
marck regretted that the Leipsic court had
ordered the arrest of NJ. Schnaebeles without
consulting the Chancellor, for an offence con-
cerning which Prince Bismarck reserved his
opinion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11
Confederation in Central America.

The treaty concluded between the five re-
publics Of Central America-Costa Rica, San
Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Guate
mala-has just been officially published. 1t con-
sists of thirty-two articles. In case difficulties
between two or more of the republics threaten
their peace the dispute is to be referred to ar
bitration. 1t is provided that the citizens of
all the States shall have equal rights in every
State with the citizens thereof. Citizens of
one republic can be paturaliZed in any Of the
others on one years residence; other
foreigners in three years. All articles in
digenous to or manufactured in any Of the
signatory republics shah be exempt from i'm
port. export and municipal (octroD taxes
after September ~, 1890. The diplomatic or
consular. agents of any one republic arc re-
quired to act for the citizens of any other re-
public when called upon to do so, and the
1egalization Of deed or paper by the consul of
one shall he sufficient evidence of its execu-
tion in all. The five republics agree to enter
the Postal Union. and make all printed mat
ter free of postage. A uniform system OF
coinage, weights and measures and of the
penal and civil codes is provided for. An in
ternational congress Of the five republics shall
be held every two years, beginning Septem-
Der 15 1885
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-11
Gladstone Attacks the Budget.

Gladstone Attacks the Budget
In the British House of Commons Mr.. Glad
stone contended that the main proposals of
the budget were at variance with sound
financial principles The consumers would
derive no benefit from the reduced to-
bacco tax. He especially criticised the
proposed reduction OF the sinking fund. He
believed the country was adding about
alOO, 600, ono yearly to its savings, yet it was
asked to shrink from the very moderate
effort that had hitherto been made to provide
a sinking fund.
Lord Randolph Churchill praised the
"weighty remarks of Mr.. Gladstone. Speak
ing rs a true friend of the Government, he
must condemn the policy of making grants
in aid of local taxation.
Mr.. Goschcn replied to the attacks upon
the budget 1t is believed Gladstone's speech
will cause the Government to modify its local
loan proposals, and probably its proposals rel
ative to the tobacco duty: but it is thought
that the main features of the sinking fund
and income tax reductions will be maintained.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-16
General Lee's Compliment 10 Brad
ley II. IOtlnHOu.

In the recently-published Memoirs
If Robert Il. Lee by General A. l..
Tono appears a very decided compli-
rnent TO General Bradley T. Johnson,
uaid him by General Lee. In a conf
dental letter 10 President Davis Gene
raj Lee, among other things, says:
"Great benOfit might be drawn from
the release OF our prisoners AZ Point
/ ookout IL il can be accomplished.
The number of men employed for this
rrlrose would necessarily be small, a.
lie whole would haze 10 be transported
secretly across the Potomac whore it Il
very broad, the means of doing which
must inst be procured. ] can devote
70 this purpose the whole OF the Mary
landers OF this army, which would If
ford sufficient number Of inch Of cX-
ccll,nt material and much experience,
Int am at loss whore b. find proper
leader. IS he would command Maryland
troops and operate upon Maryland
soil. It would be- well that he should be- e.
NmylanGer. OF those connected with
this amy / consider Colonel Bradley
Johnson the most suitable. He is bold
and intelligent, ardent and true.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-16
TIE RICHMOND DIsPATCH~sUNDAY JANUARY l6. 1887

o,,,sie Of The theatre. HIS MIN
,yss Henry Tissington. HIS dead now;
lie copposed music that hid some s)fso'
relation 10 tue dramatic siiulnon. ! ~
member Que excellent bit OF work OF NV w
The Bankers Dlughter' In tne u'e'
q, enc. which, as you may remen1pPr, I'm
Mace In snow set. be had bit OF chrouil,'s
melodv. tremulanGo, muted. Is VA, very
suitable 10 the situation ana inSsh
.ibly heightened the eject OF sio
action, aud TisslnytOn. IN coniu'V
100 II. used 10 Introduce lltt'e cI,s'
e.pdi and siorzaadi In places wbefe tir
oction gr,dually or suddenly mere 'sed W
intensity. Several plqy.g0crs spoke 10 n
nbnw ihis musical cilyct Iney ahui'.' .
thu they had not noticed u when tley h''.
went 70 see toe play, bui In eoluE as'ip
observed it md were convinced Inn ~.
had uucuu ,ri0usIy been affected ~ u
the fret performance which they attended
".Ii mu.t PC so. Plato. thou reasolt'I
weIl.'r quoted The boy. LAUGHING.
"You may cepeod upon ~ salu 'ne
AGED viola. picking mp ms mstrune7t M
rfeparins to perform his pTt 10 TIE M 'n'
iryless music Which accompanied IN nef"-
mes departtne from her fs'h rs oou'c'
&. whenever some manager tries The eXOtrl-
ueut OF having fbeaiuct mlsic 81 tlt
roD'r character he viii und II pleasant
nd profitable thing"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-16


The Watchdog battalion Of the Ger
nan army is being actively drilled.
Two dogs are attached TO each company
OF chasscurs, and they seem to be on
duty day and night. Their duty IS 70
trot to and fro carrying tiny portfolios
of dispatches from the advance posts 10
the min army to hunt up stragglcrs
and the wounded, and to give warning
at night Of any hostile approach. If
the Germans do not succeed in making
these how-wows converse in good Ber-
I'm dialect before they are through with
them it will prove either that the dear
animals really do otpossoss the powers
which they are sometimes suspected OF
maliciously concerning, or because there
is actually one thing under the canopy
which German patience and thorough
ness cannot accomplish.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-16
IIumbert and Margaret at Florence.
London Queen.l


First of all her Majesty occupied an
exquisite suite of apartments in the
Pitt palace, in the quarter known as
the "Appartamento dele Stohe, from
the splendid draperies and hangings
with which they are adorned. But it
seems that the disposition of furniture
in the blue room, which she chiefly oc-
cupied, did not quite please her taste.
She had brought with her four waiting
women from Mona, and in few hours
after her arrival at Florence the aspect
of the blue room had been entirely
altered under the Queens personal
superintendent. The Florentine court
chronicler continues: "The Queen rises
every morning at precisely half-past
T. She never fails to take a bath ian
English journalist might possibly have
thought this detail superfinous), and
then is attired in an elegant matinee
until 8, the hour at which the King
joins her to take o morning cup OF tea.
After this she changes her dress and
goes to her piano, where she always
passes some time in singing and accom-
panying herself in some of the romances
most in vogue. Thence she passes TO
her writing-desk, inditing or answering
private letters, and afteryard glances
through the morning papers. Eleven
is the hour Of the family breakfast, at
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-16

To Succeed Vmar n ronGe" ," the
Tnif.a hIAte- Aehnte.

THE nep Neglected senator was born IN
Bath, Ne. IN 1926. ~ the age 81 twenty.
one he went 20 Chicago, and vas employee
ss clerk ut lumber dock. He saved
some money. joined some lum permen ~
Stugaluck, Mitch, started q oil Two, ana
iu 1850 went 10 Stugatuck 10 i've. he
failed IN busineS. twice, bat ne did no,
give up, nor reinqul>1 anything OF 10,
pnerlIes, and, though Pc bad Fhlrd ,irl 20
Gle, be was again on his feet by the year lSjS.
About this time he became Interested IN poll
tic. and felt an ambition 10 20 70 The Legts-
lature. aud ne was elected 70 tie Michigan
Rouse of Representatives IN 1883. tnd
made a good recor ,. I'm 1871 be was chos IN
STATE senator. aud ever .incc hc has been
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-16
4 Curious and Useful scheme.
Now York Tribune.l


Over $4,000 sheets of "copy" are
already prepared for the Century
Dictionary, and their preservation has
been serious problem. 1t is neces-
sary to keep this large mass Of manu-
script in the printing-oflice for frequent
consultation in regard to cross-refe-
rences and the like; but if the manu-
script were destroyed the loss would
have been irreparable, for death or other
reasons might make it impossible TO con-
suit again some of the experts whose
opinions were embodied. 1t was pro-
posed to insure the "copy" for $3.50, =
600, but the insurance money would
not have replaced the loss. Finally
photography was suggested, and the
idea has been successfully carried out.
Each sheet of "copy," which is of
brown paper, is eight inches by twelve,
and bears printed extracts with correc-
tons, interlineations, and additions, as
well as written paragraphs. Each has
been photographed and reduced to a
size measuring only one and three
quarter inches by two. All the words
upon tine positives of this size
can be read with a magnifying-
glass, for every detail is, of
course, accurately reproduced. The re-
duction is for convenience in storage
and handling. The negatives are pre-
served, and the entire $4,000 would
hardly more than fill large bureau
drawer. These negatives can be en-
larged to any size which may be eonve-
nient. Should the manuscript now
come to grief, these negatives would
furnish ready means of reproducing
it in very short time, and the cost for
the whole $1,000 will not exceed $500.
The idea was suggested TO Mr.. Fraser
by remembrance of the photography
and reduction of letters TO be taken out
of Paris by carrier-pigeons during the
siege; but this is believed TO be the first
time that book manuscript has been
treated, in this manner.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-16
Observation-Disclosures

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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-16

WINTER EXPOSURE CAUSES COUGHS.
code. Tlcuu-y Rheumatism. Pneumoaie.
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other ailments. for which Ben-ons Gap iun
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-16

Old John Browns fort at Harper's
Ferry is not 80 celebrated as DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup,